Improvement in breech-loading fire-arms



w. H. BAKER;

Breach-Lna-dng Fire-Arms.

910,161,293. v Patented Aug. 31,1875.

WITN'ESEES- INV NTU.

' ff/@ y M65/ww d@ www a? WILLIAM n. BAKER, or LIsLE, New YonK.

IMPROVEMNT IN BREECH-LOADING FrlRE-ARMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l67,293, dated August 31, 1875; application filed August 7, 1875.

To all whom t may concer/n: g

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BAKER,

' of Lisle, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in Breech-Loading Fire- Arms; and I do hereby declare the following to be-a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this speciticat tion.

My invention relates toan improvement in breach-loading dre-arms; and it consists in the arrangement and combinationl of parts that willbe moreY fully described hereafter. 'Ihe'accompanying drawings represent my invention. a, a. represent the two barrels of a shot-gun, and b the barrel of a ride `secured to their under side. These three barrels are pivoted to the stock in'the usual manner, and are provided with a cartridge-retractor c, that .answers for all three barrels at once, which retractor ,is operated by small projectins :1:

on the'fidnt end of thestock, that catch behind the front ends of the arms y of the re- ,g

tractor as the barrel tilts downward. These barrels are locked in a horizontal position by means of the bolt` d, that is kept pressed forward by the spring e. Pivoted to therear* end ofv this bolt is thelconnecting-rod g, which rod has its other end bent at right angles, so

as to catch in the slot inthe front upper corner of the trigger h. kBy pushing forward upon this trigger the front upper corner is drawn backward, which movement'acting on the bolt d draws it backward, 'so as to free the barrels and allow them to tilt downward. Should the spring ever fail to act, byvdrawiug backward on the trigger h the bolt can at once beforced forward into position." The'sl'ot'in the trigger is just long enough to allow the trigger to be drawn backsoas `to trip the sear 3i, the said sear having a projection, 1, that projects over the top of the. trigger. As the slightest backward pull on the trigger h has a tendency to force thev bolt d forward, it will7 be readily seen that the sear cannot be tripped to tire any of the barrels until the bolt has been forced forward to lock the barrels in position, ready to be tired. The sear is pivoted at the point`2, and projects back over the Y top of the rear trigger j, as well as tlieone"l,`

so that it can be fired by either. lIlle sear is held pressed forward by a dat spring, 3, so as to be always ready to engage with the ham mer l. This hammer is pivoted at the point 5, has its lower end extending below the stock, and is so formed that the hammer may be 'cocked by pressing forward upon it with one of the fingers. By moving the lower part n forward the upper part is thrown back, and, having notches cut on its under side, it engages at once with the sear. The guardo forms, inthis instance, the spring by which l the hammer is operated, its upper end being Iliade to catch under a shoulder formed on the rear side of the hammer, as shown. The hainmer l fires the rifle-barrel, while each of the shot-barrels is provided with its own hammer, as usual.

Having thus described my invention, I claim l.

1. In .combination with one of the triggers position, so connected to the hammer-trigger` that the barrels cannot be ired until the bolt is forced forward to lock the barrels in position.

In testimony. that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my `hand and seal. WILLIAM H. BAKER. [1.. s.]

Witnesses:

" C. B. BURGHARDT,

D. B. WILcox. 

